| "One for the Road" | ||||
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| Single byArctic Monkeys | ||||
| from the albumAM | ||||
| B-side | "You're So Dark" | |||
| Released | 9 December 2013 (2013-12-09) | |||
| Recorded |
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Composers |
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| Lyricist | Alex Turner | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Arctic Monkeys singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "One for the Road" onYouTube | ||||
"One for the Road" is a song by English bandArctic Monkeys from their fifth studio album,AM.It was released on 9 December 2013 as the fourth single from the album.[2] The single is available in the 7" vinyl format,[3] and as a digital download, and features a B-side titled "You're So Dark". On 6 December 2013, Arctic Monkeys released the B-side's official audio track ontoYouTube.[4]
"One for the Road" is arock song[5][6] withR&B influences.[7] Featuring backing vocals from rock musician andHumbug producerJosh Homme,[8] the song also features influences from Homme's band,Queens of the Stone Age.[6] The song starts with high-pitched "woo" sounds performed by drummerMatt Helders and continues with "abluesy chunky riff" and "Americana-tingedrockabillytwang."[9]
A music video for the song, filmed inMendota, Illinois,[10] was released on 23 October 2013.[11] It was shot inblack-and-white, and directed by Focus Creeps, with whom the band previously worked on several videos in 2011 and 2012, including theNME Award-winning video for "R U Mine?".[12] The video shows Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook drivingtractors inthree-piece suits, the band striking poses in a cornfield, and a party featuring models and fireworks.[3]
On the video, Aaron Brown of Focus Creeps said: "It's really just a remake of "R U Mine?", but on a hi-fi camera, but then they have this lo-fi cars, which are tractors."[13]
All lyrics are written byAlex Turner; all music is composed byArctic Monkeys[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One for the Road" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "You're So Dark" | 3:02 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] | 76 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] | 112 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[17] | 14 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[2] | 9 December 2013 | Domino | |
| United States[3] | 10 December 2013 |
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